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May 20th in Cambodia, East Timor and Cameroon…….Part One – Cambodia – never forget!

Originally posted at Socialstudious.us Today is a special day in several South East Asian countries In Cambodia it’s the Day of Remembrance. in East Timor they celebrate their country’s 12th year of Independence, and in Indonesia National Awakening Day is celebrated! While across the Indian Ocean and on the west coast …

Socialstudious – May 19, 2014 – Do We Care About All the People of the World??

Sometimes I feel really guilty, the reason is that I many of the things that I own were made by people who were exploited. I bet more than one of my shirts was made either in China or Southeast Asia by workers who are paid next to nothing and who …

This Day in History – May 17, 1954 – Brown v Board of Education bans school segregation…..

Today marks that 60th anniversary of the landmark unanimous decision by the Warren Court in the case Brown v. Board of Education, which established that segregated schools were unconstitutional. From Wikipedia…. Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for …

This Day in Philly Sports History – Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Championship!

So 1980 was probably the best year ever in Philadelphia sports history. all four of the major sports franchises went to their respective finals. The outcomes of three out of those four series were not what us fans wanted though. The Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, The Eagles …

This Day in History -May 15, 1990 – Van Gogh Painting Sells, for What?? and 1702 – The Spanish Game of Thrones Begins!!

So on this day May 15, 1990 Vincent Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold at auction in New York for a mere 82.5 million dollars!! The portrait that sold was the first of two authenticated versions of the portrait that were painted by Van Gogh in June of 1890. Dr …

These Days in History – May 13-15th – The Civil War Battle of Resaca was fought!

Starting on May 13, 164 through May 15th The Battle of Resaca was fought as General William T. Sherman began his March to the Sea. When I first read the one sentence about this battle starting yesterday, I thought “Where the hell is Resaca?” I assumed it was somewhere in …

This Day in History – May 14, 1853 – Gail Borden applies for a patent for making condensed milk!

On May 14, 1853 Gail Borden applied for a patent for condensed milk. Now that makes sense, since the name everyone associates with condensed milk is Borden! But I must admit that I had no idea that the inventor of condensed milk was Gail Borden. Not only was Mr Borden …

This Day in Music – April 8, 1968 – Petulia and an Interracial Touch – Oh My!

On this date April 8th in 1968, (there’s that tumultuous year again only four days after the assassination of Martin Luther King) ) NBC aired Petula Clark’s TV Special, aptly named “Petula”. One of the guests on the show was the great Harry Belafonte. Belafonte and Clark were to perform a duet …

This Day in Music – Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line" Enters the Charts!!

So on this day in 1971 Brewer & Shipley’s “One Toke Over the Line” entered the charts and eventually spent 14 weeks on the charts, and climbed all the way to # 10 during April 1971 (#5 in Canada). I always knew those Canadians knew good music!! Anyway here’s a post …

Mandolin Picker Jethro Burns born March 10, 1920!

Jethro Burns of Homer & Jethro one helluva good mandolin picker!! On this day in March 10th in 1920 “Jethro”Burns was born in north Georgia. When he was young his family moved to,Tennessee Since Jethro passed away in 1989, many of you young whippersnappers may not know of him, but Jethro …

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